Columns
(Column) Mac McArthur retires
As the legislative session evolves, I find myself missing my old friend Mac McArthur around the Statehouse. We would visit in the halls and sometimes ...
Author: Amanda Shavers St. Clair News-Aegis
Amanda Shavers joined The Cullman Times in 1997 as the paper's first staff photographer. She has been News Editor since 2008. She is also Content Editor for Cullman Magazine (quarterly), Cullman County Graduation magazine, Fall in Love With Cullman magazine, Salute to Industry magazine and the Senior and Retiree Directory magazine. She is also Content Editor for the weekly St. Clair News-Aegis and she assists with the twice-weekly Athens News Courier.
Columns
(Dave Says) Wealth magnifies what’s already there
Dear Dave: My wife and I started out broke when we married. Since then, we’ve been very blessed in our work and investments. We’re currently ...
by Amanda Shavers, Thursday, March 27, 2025 6:01 pm
Columns
(Inside the Statehouse) Alabama has a host of young, prominent political leaders
For the casual observer, taking a cursory look at our political leaders reveals that may we have some pretty old folks in positions of power. ...
by Amanda Shavers, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 8:13 pm
News
Locals recognized for academics
Christopher Jackson of Pell City earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Georgia State University at the end of the fall 2024 ...
by Amanda Shavers, Sunday, February 23, 2025 9:29 pm
Columns
Toni Says: Does enrollment in COBRA protect you from Medicare penalties?
Dear Toni: I retired from my employer of 20 years last June when I turned 66. I enrolled in COBRA, which began July 1, instead ...
by Amanda Shavers, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 9:20 pm
Editorials
(Our view) Be alert to avert a tragedy
We need to be alert when behind the wheel at all times, but never so much as when our children are involved. A recent video ...
by Amanda Shavers, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 10:34 pm
Columns
Toni Says: The difference between long- and short-term care plans
Toni: I am retiring in June when I turn 70 and my wife, Bonnie, will be 68. Our Medicare issue is that recently we applied ...
by Amanda Shavers, Thursday, February 6, 2025 1:08 am
News
Area students recognized for collegiate achievements
Mississippi State University has announced its fall 2024 Deans’ List. Local students include Gabrianna Wood of Pell City and Shannon Lee of Springville. Robert Boulware ...
by Amanda Shavers, Wednesday, February 5, 2025 6:58 pm
Editorials
Our view: Test for radon now
Radon is a radioactive gas that is colorless, odorless and tasteless. And it’s a problem in Alabama’s homes. Radon is produced when uranium breaks down ...
by Amanda Shavers, Monday, January 27, 2025 7:56 pm
Editorials
Our view: Words to live by
The question of what you can do for others, and how you get there, was one that Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledged time and again ...